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   1892: HARRY STRANG, who played the policeman with the tramp in "Mighty   
   Joe Young", is born in Clifton, Vir.   
      
   1901: GEORGE GROVES, who did the sound on "The Beast from 20,000   
   Fathoms", is born in England.   
      
   1905: SHOGO SHIMADA, who played Watari the political fixer in "Tidal   
   Wave" and Arata Mekata in "Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis", is born in   
   Kanagawa, Japan.   
      
   1932: TATSUYA NAKADAI, who played the Minokichi in the "Woman in the   
   Snow" segment of "Kwaidan" and Yoshihide the painter in "Portrait of   
   Hell", is born in Tokyo. One of Japan's biggest stars, his films   
   include "The Thick-Walled Room”, “Seppuku”, the "Human Condition"   
   trilogy, “Blood Type: Blue”, "Kagemusha", and "Ran".   
      
   1949: TETSUYA USHIO, who played Shishimaru a.k.a. "Vigilante Lion   
   Maru" and "Storm Cloud Lion Maru", Prof. Shiro Mikami In "Super Robot   
   Red Baron", and Godo in "Time of the Apes", is born in Kanazawa,   
   Ishikawa, Japan. He was also on "Super Robot Mach Baron" and "Masked   
   Angel Rosetta the Movie: Rosetta vs. Freia".   
    REIJIRO KOROKU, composer on "Godzilla 1985", is born in Okayama,   
   Japan.   
      
   1953: OSCAR "DUTCH" HENDRIAN, who played Dutch the sailor in "Son of   
   Kong", dies in Los Angeles.   
    YOSHIRO UCHIDA, who played Toshio Sakura (a.k.a. Kenny) in "Gamera",   
   is born.   
      
   1954: "The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms" is released in Portugal.   
      
   1958: KANAKO HIGUCHI, who played Midori Azuma in "Casshern", is born   
   in Niigata, Japan.   
      
   1961: TENSAI OKAMURA, who directed "Kikaider: The Animation", is born   
   in Fukushima, Japan.   
      
   1967: Episode 37 of “Masked Ninja Red Shadow”, “Ninja Monster Jyako”,   
   debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1969: HIDEO ISHIKAWA, the voice of Propla on "Hundred Beast Squadron   
   Gaoranger"; Ten-Faced Demon Yum Kimil on "Kamen Rider Decade"; Zodomas   
   on "Pirate Squadron Gokaiger"; Shocker Greed, Llumu Qhimil, and   
   Inazuman in "OOO Den-o All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Rider", and Kamen   
   Rider Stronger in "Kamen Rider x Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO: Movie War   
   Mega Max", is born in Amagasaki, Japan.   
      
   1974: Episode 13 of "Electroid Zaborger", "Secret Orders!! The   
   Interrupter Kills!!", debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1975: Episode 37 of "Kamen Rider Stronger", “Rider Capture! Delza   
   Banzai!!”, debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1980: SATOSHI TSUMABUKI, who played Teru Aoki in "Dragon Head" and   
   Yukito Origasa in "Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean", is born   
   in Fukuoka.   
    Episode 45 of "Electronic Squadron Denziman" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1982: AYUMI KINOSHITA, who played Reimon "Jasmine" Marika a.k.a. Deka   
   Yellow on "Special Police Squadron Dekaranger", "Special Police   
   Squadron Dekaranger: The Movie -- Full Blast Action", "Special Police   
   Squadron Dekaranger vs. Abaranger", "Magic Squadron Magiranger vs.   
   Dekaranger", and "Pirate Squadron Gokaiger", is born in Aichi,   
   Japan.   
    KOTARO TANAKA, who played Mikoto Nakadai/Abare Killer on "Blast   
   Dragon Squadron Abaranger", "Blast Dragon Squadron Abaranger: Deluxe",   
   "Blast Dragon Squadron Abaranger vs. Hurricanger", "Special Police   
   Squadron Dekaranger vs. Abaranger", and "Pirate Squadron Gokaiger", is   
   born in Japan.   
    EITA, who played Hiei in “Azumi”, is born.   
      
   1986: Episode 41 of "Super Nova Flashman" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1987: Episode 11 of "Kamen Rider Black", "The Starving Creatures",   
   debuts on Japanese TV.   
    Episode 35 of "Super Manchine: Metalder", "Empire of Evil", debuts on   
   Japanese TV.   
      
   1995: ALANA LOCKE, who will play young Beth in the U.S. version of   
   "One Missed Call", is born.   
      
   1997: "Mosura 2: Kaitei no daikessen" ("Mothra 2: Battle Under the   
   Deep Sea") a.k.a. "Rebirth of Mothra II" is released in Japan.   
      
   1999: PETER ADAMS, who played Dr. Ralph Hale in "Gargantua", dies of   
   cancer in Melbourne.   
      
   2002: "The Ring" premieres in Sweden at Lucia Movie Night.   
      
   2003: "Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S." is released in Japan.   
    Episode 11 of "Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon", "Act 11", debuts on   
   Japanese TV.   
      
   2005: Peter Jackson's remake of "King Kong" is released in New Zealand   
   and Spain.   
    "Godzilla: Final Wars" and "King Kong -- Peter Jackson's Production   
   Diaries" are released on DVD in the U.S.   
      
   2008: "Kamen Rider Dragon Knight" premieres in the U.S. on the CW   
   Network with Episode 1, "Search for the Dragon".   
    CERINA VINCENT, who played Maya the Yellow Galaxy Ranger on “Power   
   Rangers Lost Galaxy”, marries Ben Waller.   
      
   2010: TAKESHI WATABE, who was the voice of Shadowknight on "Kikaida   
   01" and "Kikaider 01: The Animation", Emperor Lagorn on "High Speed   
   Squadron Turboranger", Bukkbuck on "Dinosaur Squadron Zyuranger", and   
   Battobas on "Star Beast Squadron Gingaman", dies at 74 in Japan.   
      
   No year given: AMIT BHAUMIK, writer on "Power Rangers Wild   
   Force" (also serving as story editor) and "Power Rangers Samurai", is   
   born.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   
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